Explicit lower bounds on \(|L (1, \chi)|\) (Q2161352)

Let \(\chi\) denote a primitive, non-quadratic Dirichlet character with conductor \(q\) and let \(L(s, \chi)\) denote its associated \(L\)-function. In the paper under review, the authors sharpen previous results of S. Louboutin on explicit lower bounds on \(|L(1,\chi)|\). More precisely, they show that \[|L(1,\chi)|\geq \frac{1+o(1)}{9.122545 \log(q/\pi)} \] as \(q \to\infty\). Furthermore, for all \(q\geq 2\) \[|L(1,\chi)|\geq \frac{1}{9.690292 \log(q/\pi)}.\]